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Cornish vs Standish vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cornish | Standish | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
10,662Highest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
41.6±5.3Highest 7% below ME |
| Union and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Union and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Standish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
| Cornish and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.